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rosette

Pronunciation:  row'zet

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Matching Terms:  rosetta stone, rosetta wood

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  an ornament or pattern resembling a rose that is worn as a badge of office or as recognition of having won an honor
  2. [n]  circular window filled with tracery
  3. [n]  a cluster of leaves growing in crowded circles from a common center or crown (usually at or close to the ground)
  4. [n]  rhizoctinia disease of potatoes
 
 Synonyms: little potato, rose window, russet scab, stem canker
 
 See Also: adornment, foliage, leaf, leafage, rhizoctinia disease, window

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Ro*sette\, n. [F., dim. of rose a rose. Cf. {Roset}.]
1. An imitation of a rose by means of ribbon or other
   material, -- used as an ornament or a badge.

2. (Arch.) An ornament in the form of a rose or roundel,
   -much used in decoration.

3. A red color. See {Roset}.

4. A rose burner. See under {Rose}.

5. (Zo["o]l.)
   (a) Any structure having a flowerlike form; especially,
       the group of five broad ambulacra on the upper side of
       the spatangoid and clypeastroid sea urchins. See
       Illust. of {Spicule}, and {Sand dollar}, under {Sand}.
   (b) A flowerlike color marking; as, the rosettes on the
       leopard.
 
Computing Dictionary
 
 Definition: 

A concurrent object-oriented language from mcc.

 
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Dream Dictionary
 
 Definition: Dreaming that you or others are wearing rosettes means a waste of time on frivolous pursuits which will bring you much disappointments in the end.
 
Biology Dictionary
 
 Definition: A group of organs or other body features, such as leaves or hair, which are clustered and crowned around a common point of attachment.
 



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